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U.S. says its troop withdrawal from Iraq is complete
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US troops leave Iraq, Iran claims credit: the West Asia balance question GS2 must answer
U.S. completes its pullout from Iraq.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The United States military has said that its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete.
Iran, which says its ultimate aim is to force American forces out of the whole of West Asia, has cast the exit in its own terms.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- The US military says its troop withdrawal from Iraq is complete.
- Iran says its ultimate aim is to force American forces out of the whole of West Asia.
- Iran has framed the US exit in its own terms, as a win for its regional position.
- Iraq's capital is Baghdad; it borders Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey.
- The earlier US troop withdrawal from Iraq was in 2011, followed by a return in 2014 against ISIS.
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ
How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- Iraq shares a land border with Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey.
- Iraq is a West Asian (Middle East) country, and Baghdad lies on the river Tigris.
- Statement: A US troop withdrawal from Iraq automatically ends the influence of external powers in the country. (Not necessarily; regional powers such as Iran retain influence.)
ମେନ୍ସ
GS2 International Relations: West Asia. Issue: the US completes its pullout from Iraq while Iran presents it as a step towards removing American forces from the whole region. Implication: a shifting balance of power in the Gulf, with consequences for Iraqi sovereignty, energy security and India's large diaspora and oil imports from the region. Way forward: India should keep a balanced, multi-aligned approach, protect energy and diaspora interests, and support a stable, sovereign Iraq through dialogue.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Kalaikunda, one of the four airports planned in West Bengal under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme, lies in which district?
- Purulia
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Paschim Medinipur
- Bankura
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: C — Correct: Paschim Medinipur — Kalaikunda lies in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. • Purulia — wrong: Purulia is the district of Charra, another of the planned airport sites, not of Kalaikunda. • Dakshin Dinajpur — wrong: Dakshin Dinajpur is the district of Balurghat, another of the planned airport sites, not of Kalaikunda. • Bankura — wrong: Bankura is a neighbouring district of south-western Bengal, but Kalaikunda is not in it.
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